IOverview

Grade Level:first
Subject Area:language arts
Number of Students (average):30
Years of Teaching:24

Description

Answer the following questions as if you were giving advice to a student teacher.

How would I introduce a discussion of my approach to instructional design?	I would say that I first consider what it is that I want the children to learn.
What are my resources for designing units and lessons?	I would use my science text and my reading program.
What do I generally do first?	I look at the reading standards and science standards.
How do I interact with the standards?	I first look at the standards to see what the children know and then decide what from the standards needs to be taught.
What are my constraints and how do I respond to them?	I first need to see what the reading ability of the children is. What teaching methods will I use.
How do I approach student assessment?	What do I want the children to know and how do I want to assess their knowledge?
How do I approach post-assessment?	What is the best method to use to assess their learned knowledge.
How do I approach self-assessment?	I would consider their self-assessment ability.
What are areas I would like to learn more about and/or become better at?	I would like to be able to use the computer better to research information.
What final advice would I give about my approach to instructional design?	Look at each child's ability.